Lemonade Batch Calculator

A classic lemonade ratio is roughly 15% fresh lemon juice, 20% simple syrup, and 65% water by volume. This gives a balanced sweet-tart flavor. You can adjust the percentages in this calculator to match your preferred taste.

For an 8 fl oz serving at a 15% juice ratio, you need about 1.2 fl oz (roughly 2–3 tablespoons) of fresh lemon juice per glass. That's approximately the juice of half a medium lemon. Scale up accordingly using this calculator.

Yes, if you're serving lemonade over ice or leaving ice in a punch bowl, ice will melt and dilute the batch over time. Adding a 10–20% dilution factor lets you make the concentrate slightly stronger so it tastes right after the ice melts.

A standard kitchen pitcher holds about 64 fl oz (half a gallon or 8 cups), which is typically 8 servings at 8 fl oz each. The calculator shows how many 64 fl oz pitchers your batch will fill.

The calculator will still compute results, but you'll see the Ratio Total output showing the actual sum of your percentages. For accurate results, make sure your three ingredient percentages add up to exactly 100% before accounting for any ice dilution.

Absolutely. While it's designed with lemonade in mind, the ratio-based approach works for any juice-based drink. Just enter the juice percentage for your specific recipe (limeade, pink lemonade, punch, etc.) and the calculator scales all ingredients proportionally.

Switch the 'Display Results In' dropdown to Cups for easy measuring with standard kitchen tools. For weight-based measuring, note that 1 fl oz of water or juice is approximately 29.6 grams. Sugar syrups are slightly heavier.

Plan for roughly 8–12 fl oz per person per hour. For a 2-hour party of 20 people, you'd want around 320–480 fl oz total — about 5 to 7.5 standard pitchers. Enter your exact headcount and serving size into the calculator to get precise ingredient amounts.